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The parasite's complex biology played a role in the delay, but experts say there was also a lack of urgency and funding. …

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I dag er det FN’s internationale malariadag, World Malaria Day, og dagen er en påmindelse om, at malaria stadig er en af verdens største globale dræbersygdomme.

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We report an outbreak investigation of two fatal cases of autochthonous Plasmodium falciparum malaria that occurred in Belgium in September 2020. Various hypotheses of the potential source of infection were investigated. The most likely route of transmission was through an infectious exotic Anopheles mosquito that was imported via the international airport of Brussels or the military airport Melsbroek and infected the cases who lived at 5 km from the airports. Based on genomic analysis of the parasites collected from the two cases, the most likely origin of the Plasmodium was Gabon or Cameroon. Further, the parasites collected from the two Belgian patients were identical by descent, which supports the assumption that the two infections originated from the bite of the same mosquito, during interrupted feeding. Although airport malaria remains a rare event, it has significant implications, particularly for the patient, as delayed or missed diagnosis of the cause of illness often results in complications and mortality. Therefore, to prevent such severe or fatal outcomes, we suggest a number of public health actions including increased awareness among health practitioners, especially those working in the vicinity of airports, and increased surveillance of exotic mosquito species at airports.…

Next-generation vaccines, and a lot more money, are needed now to crack the stalemate in the fight against malaria. …

Malaria -- MozambiqueHealth authorities in Niassa province are worried about the increase in deaths from malaria. In the first 3 months of this year [2022], the province recorded 40 deaths from the disease. This represents an increase of around 29% compared with the same period last year [2021], when around 109 000 cases and 34 deaths were recorded.Director of the provincial health service, José Manuel, said that the provincial government was developing a strategic plan for the distribution of mosquito nets,…

Would preventing malaria in young children delay functional immunity? …

Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without better surveillance, it is hard to track the threat. …

The four-dose vaccine, advanced by landmark COVID-19 prevention efforts, is an achievement that scientists have been painstakingly working toward for decades. …

Why has developing an effective malaria vaccine been so elusive? Three experts from the University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health explore some of the challenges. …

The burden of P vivax may be even greater burden than that of the more familiar P falciparum over the long term. …

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major advance against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually. …

The drug, which was approved by the FDA last year, is an initial treatment of severe malaria in adults and children. …

The study found the combination reduces the incidence of malaria by 62% against clinical malaria infection, 70% against severe malaria, and 73% against death from malaria compared with SMC alone. …